LIBERTY, January 17, 2017 – On January 14, 2017 around 3:03 AM, an Officer with The City of Liberty Police Department was patrolling the 2300block of Main St.

The Officer observed a vehicle sitting stationary at a green light. The Officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. The Officer approached from the driver side and observed a male, identified as Brandon L. Johnson age 33 of Pine Street in Daisetta, to be asleep and breathing in the driver seat.

The Officer knocked on the window and there was no response. The Officer knocked several more times and received no response. The Officer then shined his flashlight inside the vehicle and the subject woke up and started to drive off.

The Officer ran back to the patrol car and turned on the sirens and horn and the subject came to a stop. The subject stepped out of the vehicle and an odor of an alcoholic beverage was emitting from his person.

Standard Field Sobriety Tests was performed in which the Johnson did poorly.

Johnson was placed into custody, Charged with DWI and transported to the County Jail.